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Space Monkeys
Band Middleton Formed 1994
Space Monkeys formed in 1994 in Middleton. Space Monkeys has 4 chart appearances on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Sugar Cane”, which appears on 4 lists with a best position of #92. The station that charted Space Monkeys most often is 102.7 WEQX (Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)), with 1 appearance. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1997.
The Space Monkeys came out of Middleton, on the edge of Greater Manchester, and landed on Factory Records in the UK and Interscope in the US. Their 1997 album The Daddy of Them All carried "Sugar Cane", and it's a record that soaks its guitar pop in groove.
The original lineup was Richard McNevin-Duff, Tony Pipes, Dom Morrison and Chas Morrison, with Neil Walsh, who'd worked alongside them for years, eventually coming aboard on guitar and keyboards. Writers kept reaching for baggy and acid house when they tried to pin them down, and you can hear why: the beats roll loose, the bass swings, and the songs feel built for a crowded, sweaty floor as much as for a stage.
They broke up in 2000, then reformed in 2015 and got back to work, playing regularly and putting out new music, including the studio album Modern Actions and the archival set Potions of Peace, a collection of their old Factory demos.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Space Monkeys on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sugar Cane | 4 | #92 | – | 1997 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 96 | Sugar Cane | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 97 | Sugar Cane | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 92 | Sugar Cane | WEQX Top 102.7 of 1997 |
| 1997 | 99 | Sugar Cane | 105.7 The Point Top 105.7 of 1997 |
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